Library closed, campus computing + phones DOWN on Sat 6/23

On Saturday 6/23/12, ITS is shutting down ALL computing services

From 5 am "until the  evening."   Phones will be down, too.

Creative Commons licensed photo by chrisfreeland2002 (2008)

This is in order to "upgrade campus network switches."

This means

• Blackboard, AD/GCN computer access, wireless computing network, virtual computing lab, or etc.
• no online library resources available that day

The library will be closed Sat June 23d

Jackson Library will be open again for usual Sunday hours 1 - 10 pm on the next day. 

Official email from ITS:

All campus services hosted in the UNCG Data Center, including the major services below, will be unavailable on Saturday, June 23, 6 AM to 12 Noon, due to a network center upgrade.

Impacted services: = DON'T EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO USE THESE ON SAT 6/23

• UNCG-provided telephone services
• Blackboard
• Banner/Genie
• UNCG websites (e.g., www.uncg.edu and web.uncg.edu)
• Virtual.uncg.edu virtual desktop service
• Campus wireless network
• Internet web browsing (from on campus)
• UNCG account authentication - THIS BULLET OR THE PREVIOUS ONE ARE REQUIRED FOR ACCESSING LIBRARY SUBSCRIPTIONS
• Access to General Computing Network services including network file space and network printing
• Ability to run network software managed by UNCG license servers

Notes:

• You will still be able to log in and access iSpartan Email (powered by Google) during this planned downtime. 
• The Superlab and Jackson Library will be closed on June 23rd. 
• Non-ITS server administrators should verify that any system(s) hosted in the Data Center are tested after the upgrade is complete. 

If you have questions or need more information, please contact 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324) or 6tech@uncg.edu.

Digital Media help coming to Jackson Library Fall 2012

Hi all, please enjoy this announcement on digital media services...

This Fall, the Digital Media Commons will open its doors in the lower level [=basement] of Jackson Library. As you know, UNCG students are increasingly required to create and use digital media to complete their assignments. Twenty-first century graduates must now possess media literacy skills in order to critically analyze media, and to create and convey their own ideas and messages in today's emerging mediums.  The Digital Media Commons (DMC) will be a new space on campus where UNCG students, faculty, and staff can get help with all aspects of creating and refining their multimedia projects.

The DMC will be jointly operated by staff and students from the Libraries, UNCG Writing Center, and UNCG Speaking Center, and with assistance from Graduate Assistants from the Media Studies Program and School of Library and Information Science.

The Commons will contain lots of group work areas, workstations, media editing rooms, scanners, consultation spaces, a presentation practice room, and staff offices. Patrons will come to the Commons to get assistance with selecting, using, and citing media resources, as well as consult experts on the rhetorical, aesthetic, and technical aspects of developing and communicating their ideas through media.

The Digital Media Commons site is currently under construction in the lower level of Jackson Library, with plans to begin providing services when the Fall 2012 semester begins in mid-August. News of the construction and services will be updated periodically on the DMC webpage, http://library.uncg.edu/spaces/DMC/.

The Digital Media Commons page has this additional information: Please send your questions, comments, and suggestions to: Joe Williams, Head of Access Services, University Libraries

Student lockers and grad study carrels going fast!

Yes, Jackson Library offers student lockers and grad student/faculty carrels (those partitioned desks).

No charge!  You check them out just like a book when you visit the Check Out desk, for a semester. If you're around this summer, come by asap.  Not many lockers left for the fall!

More details: http://library.uncg.edu/spaces/carrels_and_lockers.aspx

Questions? Ask Access Services (the Check Out Desk folks): 336.334.5304